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The market planning process and the marketing mix




               2.2   Targeting


                            Targeting is the process of selecting the most lucrative market
                            segment(s) for marketing the product.


               Choices include:


                                                           Specialises in one or two of the identified
                  1.  Concentrated (or niche/
                     target) marketing                     markets only.


                  2.  Differentiated (or                   The organisation makes several products,
                     segmented) marketing                  each aimed at a separate target market.


                  3.  Undifferentiated (or                 The delivery of a single product to the mass
                     mass) marketing                       market.



               2.3   Positioning


                               Positioning involves the formulation of a definitive marketing
                               strategy around which the product would be marketed to the target
                               audience.


               The Ansoff Matrix



                                         Existing products           New products


                              Existing        Market                    Product
                                 markets   penetration               development





                                              Market
                              New   markets  development             Diversification












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